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An Interview with Ophelia from Ophelia’s Lessons by Esmae Browder
Ophelia’s Lessons is an erotic, modern day prequel to Shakespeare’s tragedy, Hamlet. Sure we all read the Cliff Notes for the play in high school and most of us know the phrase, “To be or not to be!” comes from that tale, but did you ever stop to think about poor, innocent Ophelia? She was Hamlet’s doomed love, the woman-child who was taught that the most important thing you can do for your man is obey. But what if she was more than she seemed? What if she had a whole back story that was steamy enough to make the Bard blush? Let’s find out in this short interview with a modern Ophelia from Book One in the Naughty Shakespeare series, Ophelia’s Lessons….
Give us a little background about yourself Ophelia.
Ophelia: What’s there to say really? I’m just a simple Texas girl going to college at the University of Texas. I live with a wild and crazy roommate named Portia who is always dating a new man every week. I worry about her. She’ll never find true love by sleeping with the entire male student body. (pauses to think) Then again…Portia is rather resourceful. I think she views sex as an interview process to love.
And you? Are you a believer in love?
O: (blushes and looks down demurely) Oh sure….I think love is the most important thing you can have in your life.
Have you ever been in love?
O: Well…there is this boy back home in Odessa. (smiles shyly) He comes from a wealthy family and my father, Polonius, works for them, but he’d never give me the time of day. This boy is very …well, I think he likes older women, more sophisticated and worldly.
What’s his name? Does he know how you feel?
O: Hamlet. It’s a family name, I think, and I doubt he knows how I feel. I think he sees me like a little sister. He and my brother Laertes use to hang out together all the time and I would tag along. I use to spend hours in the shadows watching Hamlet, dreaming of the day he would notice me. So far that day hasn’t come, but I’m working on a little side project that just might get his attention.
Oh really? And what kind of project is it?
O: (gives a nervous giggle) Well, it’s a little risqué. Portia is trying to get me to learn how to please a man. In the bedroom. She thinks that if I become more experienced, Hamlet will notice me.
By experienced, you mean sex, right?
O:Yes. Don’t tell anyone though! Especially my father or brother. They would just die if they knew I had feelings for Hamlet. And they certainly wouldn’t approve of the lessons Portia has arranged with Horatio.
Horatio? Isn’t that Hamlet’s best friend? Are you fooling around with him?
O: I wouldn’t call it fooling around. It’s more like straight up, kinky sex.
Uh…won’t that be a problem when Hamlet finds out?
O: (a mischievous smile flits on her face) Who says he has to find out? (bats eyes innocently) You won’t tell, right?
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Ophelia’s Lessons: The Naughty Shakespeare Series Book 1
by Esmae Browder
Blurb:
Sweet, innocent Ophelia–she wants nothing more than to marry Hamlet Elsinore. But what does a simple virgin know about pleasing a man like the sophisticated and charming Hamlet? Not a whole lot, but when her seductive roommate, Portia, learns of Ophelia’s interest, she gets Horatio to “teach” the innocent girl everything she’ll need to know to seduce his best friend, Hamlet.
Set in modern day, this prequel to Hamlet is steamy enough to have even the Bard blushing! Enjoy this first book of Literotica in the Naughty Shakespeare series.
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Excerpt:
“You look fabulous.”
Portia’s eyes were filled with admiration as she surveyed her handiwork. She’d dressed Ophelia in a simple white dress. It fit to the curves of her body like a delicate glove, the silver zipper in the back running all the way down to the hemline. All a lover would have to do was pull the zipper down and her voluptuous body would be revealed.
“I like your hair up like that, too,” Portia said. “All those springy curls will create a wonderful effect during the heat of passion when he pulls it down.”
Astonished, Ophelia stared in the wide mirror above the couch.
Reflected back at her was a person she’d never seen before–someone who held a childlike innocence on her face that belied her twenty one years. Tucked into that innocence was the possibility of more.
“Well, what do you think?” Portia tapped her foot, impatient. “Do you like it or not?”
“I love it,” Ophelia whispered. “You’ve made me beautiful.”
“You were always beautiful darlin’,” Portia said, giving her arm a squeeze. “You just didn’t know it. And after tonight, you’ll be a little vixen. I have a feeling about you, Ophelia. Sex is going to change everything.”
There was a knock at the door.
Portia clapped her hands in excitement, while Ophelia bit her lip, her heart beating a mile a minute.
This was it.
What she’d been waiting for.
“Take a breath.” Portia instructed her. “It’s all going to be okay.”
With a small nod, Ophelia did as she was told.
“Horatio, how are you darlin’?” Portia opened the door, revealing a dark haired man. In the dim light of the hall, he seemed larger than life, his square shoulders framed in the doorway. “Come on in.”
Ophelia couldn’t help but let out a little gasp of surprise when he entered the room.
Horatio. Hamlet’s best friend. What could Portia be thinking by setting her up like this?
Author Bio and Links:
Esmae Browder is an ex-Catholic school girl from New Orleans who loves vodka tonics and romance. Combining her love of literature with a flair for erotic fiction, she has created a unique series which includes prequels and retellings of some of the Bard’s most famous works. Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, The Taming of the Shrew–nothing is sacred in Esmae’s Literotica world. You may know your Shakespeare, but you haven’t heard the whole erotic story! An avid blogger at All Things Writing, you can learn more about Esmae there or stop by her website: www.esmaebrowder.com.
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5 responses to “Esmae Browder: Ophelia’s Lessons”
Thanks for hosting!
Thanks for having me on your blog today! I really enjoyed writing this interview!
Esmae, congratulations on this exciting release! As I write dark fairytale romances, this story is very intriguing.:)
Thanks again for letting me invade your blog space! I look forward to reading your work!
Great character interview, thanks for sharing!